I know that, dammit. But unless you want to carry a weapon and get into a gunfight with them every time you disagree with their point-of-view, it's best to comply at the moment and seek your remedies later, in a less violent way. There is zero percentage in arguing with a cop at the point where he's confronting you. He's got the badge, he's got the gun and he has the power of society behind him.
The relationship you describe is slave overseer-to-slave. The exact same logic applies - the overseer has power, the slave has none, therefore the slave should be obedient.
You shouldn’t be OK with that. That’s not what America is about.